Vocabulary
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- have to: Must do
- feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
- on the market: Available for sale.
- in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
- ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
- shift in: A change or alteration in something.
- break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
- wind down: To become quiet or calm, after activity
- at odds: In a state of conflict or disagreement
- clock in: To record the time of one's arrival at work, typically using a time clock.
- rule of thumb: A practical and approximate way of doing or measuring something.
- work out
- eat in: To have a meal at home instead of going out.
- at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- get by with: To manage or cope with something, often with limited resources.
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
- articulate: To express something clearly using language
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- immediately: Without any delay; straight away
- typically: In a normal or usual way
- general: Widespread, normal or usual
- experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
- cholesterol: Substance in the body that may cause heart disease
- consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
- disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
- stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
- hormone: Chemical produced by the body to control functions
- cardiovascular: Concerning the heart and vessels of the body
- guilty: Responsible for doing something wrong
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- circadian: Concerning biological processes occurring at -hour intervals
- optimal: Best or most desirable; best possible
- generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
- effect: An advantage, benefit
- cortisol: Adrenal-cortex hormone (trade names Hydrocortone or Cortef) that is active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism
- melatonin: Hormone secreted by the pineal gland
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- diet: To eat special or less food, as to lose weight
- wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
- occasional: Not happening often; irregular; rare
- caffeine: Substance in coffee, etc. that keeps you awake
- potent: (Of men) being able to make a woman pregnant
- observation: Remark or comment on something you noticed
- preference: Something that is liked/wanted more than another
- carbohydrate: Substance providing energy in foods (rice, bread)
- guard: To keep watch over something to protect it
- regularly: At the usual time each day, week, or month
- inventory: List of items stored at a place
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- regulation: Act of controlling something with rules or orders
- channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
- important: Having power or authority
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- restore: To return a thing to its original condition
- fully: Completely or entirely
- temperature: When you your body heat is above normal
- dose: An amount of medicine to be taken at any one time
- intermittent: Occurring at irregular times; off and on
- pathway: A path or way that you can walk
- elevate: To make something higher
- negatively: In a harmful, unwanted or unhelpful manner
- crucially: To an extremely important or necessary degree
- metabolize: (Of the body) to convert food into energy
- inclusive: Covering or including everything
- dependency: Relying on person/thing financially or emotionally
- bedtime: Time you go to bed
- whoop: Loud cry expressing excitement or happiness
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She took a brave step forward, leaving behind her comfort zone to chase her dreams.
Vocabulary
- brave
adj. Having courage
- comfort zone
phr. A familiar situation where one feels safe
Explanation
a brave step is a noun phrase, where brave is an adjective modifying the noun step, meaning "a courageous step".
forward is an adverb modifying step, meaning "ahead".
The whole phrase serves as the object, answering the "what" of took (verb) — she took a brave step forward.
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brave
US/brev/
UK/breɪv/
adj.Brave
v.t.To bravely face
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